10 Year Anniversary Getaway!

This was me Tuesday the 11th before I left for Austin.

It's now Sunday night and I'm sitting here in bed typing next to my sweet sleeping Charli Kay. The twins are fast asleep in their beds. This last week has been quite a change for me since I hadn't seen my babies for 5 solid nights!

Tuesday, I left home for Austin to go the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association Conference. There I stayed with my assistant principal and principal for the three day conference. I learned so many things and can't wait until I get the opportunity to become an assistant principal one day!



On Friday, Troy picked me up about 11am and we headed to Fredricksburg! Neither of us had ever been before and Troy surprised me on our anniversary with news of the upcoming trip! I was very excited but also nervous because I already missed my sweet babies so much. I knew how much it meant to me that Troy totally planned this and surprised me and I didn't want to be the "fun-ruiner" that just talked about how much I missed the girls every five seconds!!!

On our way to Friedricksburg we stopped at the Salt Lick BBQ in Driftwood, TX. It was such a neat place and had great BBQ! I highly recommend splitting "The Rancher" like we did so you can save up for their delicious Pecan "PEEE-CAN" Pie! I think I can say it is the best I've ever eaten and they serve it warm! YUMMMM! It was so good I was practically licking the plate! P.S. They don't accept cards of any kind so make sure you bring cash!


From there we headed to Fredricksburg. The drive was the beautiful Texas Hill Country and I enjoyed every minute of daydreaming about living on a ranch in an old Greek Revival or rock farmhouse. I hate to drive and I am so thankful Troy loves it because it gives me more opportunities to dream about living on a ranch and raising our girls! I think we all dream about that, right? Everyone loves sitting out on a patio, listening to the cicadas buzz in the trees while drinking a glass of tea or drinking a cold beer, watching the kids play and enjoying the beautiful Texas sunset! ....If you didn't before you do now at least?

When we arrived in Fredrickburg, we went to the visitor center and then made our way to our Bed and Breakfast. We stayed at the Cottages at Limestone on Main. It was such an amazing place to stay because you are right on Main Street and you have your very own cottage complete with a jacuzzi tub, kitchenette, and cozy bed! The owners are delightful and greet you with dinner suggestions and local advice. We settled in and started walking down the street to see what all Fredricksburg had to offer. Such a sweet town with amazing stores, boutiques, and restaurants.


Friday night, we went to Hondo's and it was great! We enjoyed the Queso Fundido, I got the Green Chile Chicken Tamales (they only serve them on certain days) and Troy got a bacon cheddar burger. We enjoyed our meal and then us two tired folks headed back to the cottage to call it a night.


Saturday morning we were greeted with a delicious breakfast brought directly to our cottage on trays. Breakfast complete with spinach and cream cheese eggs, vegetable hash, and turkey sausage. Strawberry yogurt parfait with fresh granola and the most delicious scones I have ever tasted! "Hill Country" Scones!!! Coffee and pomegranate orange juice :)

Needless to say not a morsel was left uneaten!



After breakfast we started our trek down Main Street, shopping and wandering through the old buildings. So much charm I could barely contain myself. I love the feeling of walking down the streets of a town that has such history imagining what it would have been like to actually visit Dooley's Five and Dime when it opened.



Meeting my dad's grade-school sweetheart! and shopping at her lovely store Henfeathers!


We walked all day until we couldn't walk anymore so we took a rest at our cottage and then headed out to Santamaria Cellars, as recommended by our B&B owner. We enjoyed our first wine tasting and ended up buying two bottles of wine, their Merlot (my pick) and Cabernet Sauvignon (Troy's pick). It was a little of a splurge for us so we are saving the wine for special occasions!

Next, we headed to dinner at the Doss Country Store (another suggestion from our B&B)...you feel like you're driving to the middle of nowhere but it's only about 30 minutes west of Fredricksburg and it's a beautiful drive. The story about the Doss Country Store is that the chef there was trained in New York, he followed a love interest to the town of Doss, and ended up staying there. We walked into the store which also doubles as a gas station and we were asked if we had reservations (of course we didn't! its a gas station!!!) but clearly everyone else does because most of the tables were reserved!!!!
The drive to the Doss Country Store.

The dinner was a 4-course meal which can be seen in this picture.


After dinner we headed back to town, rented a red box "The Dark Knight Rises" and called it a night!

After watching the movie I think reality had set in that I was ready to be home with my babies, because I had a total meltdown! I cried like a blubbering baby and thought I was having an anxiety attack. Troy said we could leave first thing after breakfast and calmed me down assuring me that the sooner I went to sleep the sooner I would be headed home to my babes. I tried to fall asleep and eventually I did because the next thing I knew it was morning.

We were greeted with our second delicious breakfast which was Sante Fe Egg Enchiladas, a homemade chocolate and golden raisin granola bar, and coffee and pomegranate orange juice. My favorite part is the details taken in prepping the breakfast each day such as the miniature salt and pepper shakers that were different each day and the china that changed each day too. It was exciting and different and made the stay so much more warm and unique.
YUMMM!

When we finished breakfast, we loaded the car and headed home!

We took Highway 281 which I highly recommend because its beautiful which also means I got to do more "Ranch Daydreaming" 4 hours later we arrived home to our sweet angels! I enjoyed their hugs and kisses so much more!!! I was so happy to be safely home with my 3 bubble guppies.

Thank you so much to my mom and mother-in-law for keeping our babies safe and well while we were gone. I am so glad to be home and highly recommend anyone looking for a weekend getaway to book a trip to Fredricksburg and stay at the Cottages at Limestone on Main!!!